We won’t discuss the cost of labor.Ĭontinuing the design concept description, the coop must have electricity w/two electrical plugs. It is composed of the following list of parts:ġ). Chicken coop door, aluminum 1/8″ thick cut to fit opening.Ģ). Motor drapery controller, model no: AAM80ģ). Cord between the motor and the door, nylon 1/8″Ĥ). Intermatic appliance timer, model no: TN311CĪnd cost about $120 in parts. Figure 1 shows the reengineered, finished configuration.

I decided to pursue the home made design and reengineer it for my situation. I also found a home made design that was clever and a reasonable cost. I found a commercial product (attached to a chicken coop), but it was too expensive. Having decided to design and build an automatic chicken coop door, I went to the World Wide Web and used Google I tried to find a commercial product or someone’s home made design for an automatic door. It also makes one’s life easier, when you want to go to a movie, go shopping come home late from the office, or a myriad of other things you do at dusk. Having an automatic chicken coop door makes shutting the door easier and more reliable. To keep the chickens safe, it is a good idea to shut the coop door just after dusk (most chicken predators are nocturnal).

One of the facts that one learns when taking care of chickens is that everything (foxes, coyotes, raccoons, possums, hawks, dogs, humans…) loves to eat chicken. Managing a small flock of chickens is much easier if you do not have to get up and open the chicken coop door in the morning and close the chicken door after dusk.Īlso, the chickens are safer, if the door opens and closes automatically.

Automatic chicken coop door design